NOMINATIONS.
The President nf Mlchlpsn University for
Minuter t Constantinople.
The l"r'Ktil"iit wilt these iiomlimtlons to
th" Senate: James II. Atigcll, (if Michigan,
the In- MltiNti-r to Turkey: George i. itkli
JiiIiii, nl Nebraska, to bo Assistant Secretary
of War: John II. Wight iikI John V. Iloss In
Im Commissioners of th" I'istrlct of l oliim
llii: Scligiunti 1 1 r c . In be special financial
agents ol the Nu y I i- nrtmctit lit London.
Ir Aug-dl I" president ol tin' 1'tilversliy of
Michigan t Aim Arbor, whb'h position lu
bes ti-lil Hlti' i- 1 k I. II" win Hi" llrst great
collegiate in-tructor to put Into practice Hi"
co-education of ti n sexes. I'r. Aiiiii'II wus
horn In s.dlu'ito, II. I., In Isjii, mid during
llin war was editor nt 1 I'mvhb'iiee, (It. I.,i
.1 ) r mil. Trim liwi In ls7l li" was 1'p-si
il"iit of tli" ritiverdly of tiim 'lit. I'rom
Jllll", 1-K', I T'chnllllv, INSJ, h" who Minis
ter to i liirni. II" represented th" lulled
Mates III preparing sum" of III" treaties Willi
Chlllll lor Hie exclusion nt I hlliesc laborers,
and wus mi" nt th" representatives of this
this I'oiinlrv li: iiegotlntliig Hi" Sew Tnund
Itiiul tr. nt which tiillcil nf riiilllriillnii dy
th" somite. I r. AnK"ll Is a Cnngregatloiinl
ist, iiml hi iioniliiiiili'ii wns sought especially
liy th" members of this church, which has a
greater iiuiiil"'r of misleitnrb-s in tho Turk
ish ll"M Hu n nnv other ili-iinniimitloti. It Is
exported l.y them Hint li" will glvn especial
n'.li'lillnn to tin- protection of American ti If
sinnnrics in Turkey.
Tin- Senntn i-oiillrm'-'l Wnrn-n S. lines",
Jr.,ol Aliil-ninn, to I'" I nlted Suites Attorney
fur Hi" Middle district of Alabama: Thnmns
II. Humes, nf Arknnsns, to In- lulled States
Attnrin-v fnr Hi" Western district nf Arkans
as: IMIuy I,. Sopor, to li" lulled Stntes At-InriH-y
fnr the Snrllii-rii district nf I in Han
Territory: 1.. O. Initio, to tic postmaster nl
Colorado Springs, I'nl.
'I ll" iininlniitli'ii of cx-Congrossmnn Melkln
Jnlin to (in Assistant Secretary ot Wnr wns
brought nlmiit I'y th" ili'ollinitloii nf Jnmes
Mnrtiii. nl Vi-riiU'lil, to whom llin place hint
l"i-ii iilli'ri'il, Mr. Mi'lkli'jiilin has served
two terms In Congress, representing the
Third district of Nebraska. Il I" obout 40
veurs ohl Hinl anatlvcnl Wisconsin. II" tins
li-"ii prominent In olltl-i In Nebraska,
having i'""n n member nl Hi" Legislature
mnl Lieutenant Governor of th," Hliilo. II"
ha been 'hiiiriniin nf tho P.epiiblleuu Slute
comuiittee in Nebraska.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Recommends Hearty Participation In the
Universal Exposition.
Thn President sent the following nmssngo
to Congress urging it to mnkn niilliil'l" pro.
vlcion for nil"itmle rpprwiitntinn of the
Vnlteil Hlnti-K nt the I'nrls fp ocitlon:
"I triiiult lii'rcwilli for tin- i-oiihlilnriiHon
of tho rccpi-i'tlvi' Iioubi-b of t'onuri'i-K a n-port
of tlio Si'i'n-tiiry nf Htnto r"pr---'iilliiK th"
npproprliiti'ne." of "iirly ni-tlnn inorilnr Hint
the Rovcrniiii'iit nf thn t'nlt'-il Stnti miiv In"
"unlii"l to tii-i-ept the Invitiilinii nf thnt nt thn
Kn'Ui h ri'piihlli- to pnrtli'lpiit" in tin- iintv-T-"(ll
I'MKHltlnll to till h' lil in I'm to in l'.HII,'.
Tlio reunnimi'iiiiiitinim of thin report liiivn
my moi-i mraiui npprnviii, nun I iirjr upon
the t'ouKr"' f ii-li limi'ly prnviflnn for iliii
tfri'nt liiti'riiiitlniiul "iili-rprlpo Hn will
IUHiikIv ri'.-iiniiil to tho wnlrly t--xl I tll
vM mnl f-tpi'i'tiitlnu of our In v-n
tor mnl prndui'i-rn thut tlii-y innv
hnvo nili iiwit" opportunity ntnln, nn In thn
km, to fortify III" liiipiirtmit poiIiniin tin-y
lavo won in llin noriil uironipi'tltiv" 11- liln of
iliccovi-ry nii'l lii'liiFitry. Nor n r tho triull
tioiiiil frii'ii-Nlilpii of thn I'liitml Htnu-rt Mini
I'riuif'A ami thn nniliiul uilviiiitni:"i4 to fi'-
rrun from tlii'ir i'iilnri;"il "oiiiiiit-i-i-iHl tnler-
coiirdi' li't-H important fm-torn ilinti ilii- intii
vlilunl inti-ri'i-li to l" fot-len-'l liy ri-nnweil
f urt ti-i nt l hi In n emit l'rrii' li i'xpn.ition,
Ki inlly w lii-n It l ri'mi-nilii-n-il Hint Hi"
l-rwu'Ut ilUplny Ik proji-i'ti'il Willi li ili-urni- nf
coiiipl't"iii'8 iiml on n foiiI" of nuii;nill"i'ni'
bi-yoml nny nf tin- Kumpi'iin I'.xhililtionx
thnt havo ninrk"-l thn "los" nf tlio iitury.
lt Is prnpi-r thnt I nlioiilil i-mphnsi.u tlio
nend ol nirly m-tion, for, If tho pn-m-ut n-n-iiinn
pnH without HUiliiulo provinloiiH liciii
mml", tlio poMtponnmi-nt ot tho inntti-r fnr
nearly a yi'ar lonp'r i-oulil not lut op--rutn
f2r"Htiy to tlin ilnoiilvuntiitfH i-f tlio I'lilti'il
hlnti s, in vii-vv of th" "lubornto proparutlnns
uln-nity nuikliiK ly otlo-r i;ovi'riiiiii-iit nml
of tho iliinn-T tlini fiirllinr ili-lny inny p-i-iilt
ill an lliaiii iiliitn alliitniriit of Hpnt'ii to this
country na wntl an mi liir-omplrto orguul;'.u
tioa ol the Ami-rk'iin exlilliit."
FAIN AMD THE UNITED STATES.
If Unci Sam Stop, lilibniUring and the
Juntai, Cubans Will Oat Beforma.
Doth political and diplomatic clreles in
Madrid now anlmntely (llai-una the Improve
ment in the prospects ot Hpnr.lsh rule In
Cuba. This Is said to be In consequence of
an active exehnnne of coullileiitini and un
unofDcial communk-ntlona between the
liolien Htntea nnd the Hpnnlsh tlovnriininut.
hlnce rrosiUont McKluley and Heorntnry
Sherman took oflloe It seems thnt thnsn hlh
lu Hpanish diplomncy Intlmnted at WhsUIuk
ton that Hpain could not entertain nny suk
frcstuin of Amerioan meditation to obtain the
submission of the Cuban Insurants. Hpuln
has only asked the Amerli-an Kxeeutlve to
continue to cheek and punish tlllbusterlnx
eapedltiona and aepurntlsta, Juntas and
propaganda wherever thn Kpaulsli Legation
and consuls produce kulllvlent evidence, as
was done recently In the case ef tho New
York Jnutn correspondence.
Hpnnlsb diplomacy was authorized to give
unofUciul, confidential nnd verbal assuiniioes
that if the American Government did thnt
much, Spain considers herself equal to tho
task of shortly reducing the rebellion to such
a pass thnt the Madrid Government would
then be justified lu the eyes of public opinion
In Hpalu and her colonies to carry out West
lndiun home rule, with a very liberal spirit.
and in its wake to establish an extensive
tariff reform that would make it very easy
afterwards for a treaty ot commerce between
the United States and Cuba and l'uerto ltlco
In the kume way.
CUBANS HOT TET IUDUED.
Weyler Preparing for Further Days ef War
la view of the approach of the rainy sea
son, CapL Gen. Weyler baa ordered the erec
tlon of an infirmary on the trocha and the
extension of the military hospitals. New
hospitals will be constructed at Trinidad,
fiasilda, Isabella and Sagua. jhe captain
seneral has ordered the demolition ot all
Douses inside the cultivation zone, on the
theory that the peasants will remain at night
ia the block houses and remove tbelr fami
lies to tne towns, la this way, aays Weyler,
the regulars will not be exposed to the risk,
la cases of Insurgent aggrassiou, of shootluu
women and children. Tlw well-known mer
chants have been rlned BOO each for Issuing
fractional scrip without authority.
.
1ATB BREVITIES.
The British steamer Moyune, bound for
India, was driven ashore on the Isle ot
Wight The passengers were rescued with
Ulfllculty.
The Christian Herald of New York, edited
by Rev. T. UeWItt Tulmage, will send a re
lief boat down the Mississippi from
Memphis.
At Memphis, Teon., Tuesday night four
prisoners escaped. The authorities are sus
picious, since all doors were found to be
locked after the escape.
A GIGANTIC FRAUD.
Bogm Bunking Firm WorkuA th OrT
yr(t Iniarinot Bchem.
(', Mnfonl Wooil-.of tlin bnnklnir firm off,
Mnfotil Woods A Co., riltslmrif, Is iinili-rnr-ri-st
mnl I'lniri'i'" nr" imuli-that n most Klgnn-lli-
liisiiraiii-n friiinl hns In-i-n pfrpi-trntod on
ni-nrly nil llio Inrtfi- Insiirnni-n nompnnli-s of
th" I iiM, lii'-lniliiii; thn New inrk Mulnnl
lliw-rv" Kiiinl, l iil-'llty Milliml l.lfo Insur
iitii1" t niiipnny nf I'hlln'li-lphla, I'rnvlili'iit
HiivIiiks liipurntii'o I niiipiiiiv nf N"v nrk
mnl nlliiT". It is I'liiiriii'il linit In Hi" liolnli-
lifirllnnd nf lfl(l pnlirits llllVO li""ll tak"ll nut
on th" lives nl men, nceil iiimI il'repii in
tunny ensi-s: in others nn ho-ii ilylntf nl eiin
suiii j'tlnn nml nil iiiiimii'r nf ilisen-es. l.ln
fonl Wnnils l Slllil to lilive lieen lilll'l" hnne.
II in ry In must ol tin- pnll. les nml Hum" in
W'llli'll III lllllll" KIIS lint llielillnneil 111" poll
I'loS Itri- llll"k'"il to hnvo line l lloi:heil to
him ns oretlitor ol Hi" persnii insnreil. Thn
fiolli'li's i-lriliiieil lo ho in tho limnls of lie.
ti'i-tlvi-II, H. 1'i rklns nr rnlil to nKUr"Kiite
Hi-veriil (hoti'iinii ilnlinrs.
Tim irniim was rmniiietK-nil In .lainmry.
Ailverllsi Mients for men het ween ,M nnd in
yenrs to m l ns enllei lnrs, silflieil liy I I In-"in.-il
Woods A I o , I'linkers, were Inserted iii
nil the daily piipers. Hiiiidreds nf Hired men
out nf I'liipln) un lit respiniiled. .Many III n
destltiit million, nut ot work, nml
with families n their hnml, were will.
Inirtodn luo-t anythliii; In p-l Hi" needed
slliiatlmi. M-'H i f this kind nsuiilly slirn
doelltlielils wittiolli liskllll! illestlonS, lllld it
was n simple mailer, evidently, for Woods
nml his fisrtm-r to et promlsory notes fnr
n li v nmoiiiit nt miiin-y signed in tilmik. 't hn
linn would then lllllll llioso notes for tlin
nmnlllit limned ill 111" poliey they illillleeil
Hi" men to Ink" out In vnrioiis oomiiniiies.
This mild" !'. I.lufiird Woods a ernilitor nl
tin- pnlli'v lioldi-r, nml when llin policy wns
nssii;tieil to him ns uilei;"d bond tos"c-iirn
thn emplovi-r, thn Insiirniieo oompnninn un
der tlin law worn Ikhiii'I to reenmilro Ills
nlli'ui'il rluhls In tlio premises. If thn
man so Insured died llin mnoiuit of tho pull
ey would tm paid to thn nlleed rreditor,
w ho lind vlelimlireil hotii tlin mnn lusiirnd
nml llin insuriinen eompniiy.
"In ninny other ensen Woods would tin
nind" lieiielieliiry dlrnet. He ooiild not per
mit his ilii es to iiinke him betiellelnry In nil
rnsos, w-ll knowiim Hint Hit) Insiirmien com
pmiles would ;row siispli'ious nml mnkn n
tlioroiuih Invpsiik'niloti. Ills Idea was to IU
himself so thnt In- would ultimntnly Ri t tns
money without nny Insuriinen eompnny R"-t-tliik'
on to the sclii'tiio. Hint wns onn ol thn
reiisons ho illviiind tin polleies In so m nny
ii(T'reiit cnmpmiies,
'When Wnnds had snelirnd thnsn polleies,
hml Ills men exnnilii' d or had thn cerullenlns
transferred to him its t'enetteiury, lie put tlin
npplli'iiiits for pnslilniiH nil Willi niu- i-M-usn
or nnother, ti'llllii? many their polleies lind
lint been ii-i'eptedi others Hint In-would Ret
them work ns S' nn ns be henrd from his
pnrlner, who wns in the l.nt, i-te. They
enmn to his nfllen ilay after liny, nml went
nwiiv Mlterly dlMiipnlnieil. Many who had
ii"V-r drawn n sober lin-ntli smi'i- their boy
hnod were on his lit mid Hid grnvv nns but
n lew rburt mniiths nwny.
CUT HIS THROAT.
Eastrra Bunk Robbori Kill a Troubleiom
Cashitr.
While resisting Ihn entry of two despcrnto
nnd ilelermlued rubbers, mid during a heroic
but futile struggle to protect (loO.llliO or
more In money nml securities,!!! the compart
ments of the open vault of thn Great Kails
National bank at Sniiierswnrtli, N, II., Cash
ier .loicph A. Siiekney was struck down and
brutally muidered near Ihn desk which ho
had occupied fur years. After killing Ntlek
ney. the murderers ransacked the vault mid
lied with nil the ic-h it contained, with the
exception of II & gold pi . As neur lis
can bo estimated, about ell.nllO wns taken,
but It is possible Hint the loss will considera
bly cscecd this sum, ns no nun but tho denil
cashier knew tin-exact amount that was lu
Ihn liMtitutioii nt .tho time. Tim rubbers,
niter knocking hlickin-v down w ith n black
jack, cut his tlimat, Tlio must remarkable
leature of the rubbery Is tho fact Hint 11)0,
(1(10 In bunds ol tin) I'nlt. il States, which
were kept in one of thn drnwers uf tlin big
viiuit nml wntcli tlio rnhiicrs evlilentiy ex-
ntniticii lins.ily, were not taken i"ltlu r was
any ol I lie ncgoimiil" paper nml s irllles ol i
ill" nuns m IIICl uollllllg IS Illll-Slllg CXCI'pl
tlio CUstl,
A MANIAC S DEED.
Family cf Three Butchered and the Home
Fired in Rhode Island,
An nwful tragedy wns enacted In I'nseong
11, I. Kdwurd licynolils, his wile nnd adopt
ed daughter, Hcrvllla, wen) butchered, nnd
tho houso set on Urn to conceal the crime,
Martin Mowry, the hired man, who Is evi
dently a raving innninc, wns found In tho
barn chattering like nn idiot, und It is be
lieved he did tlin awful deed.
W hen thn neighbors, aroused by the lire,
got to the Reynold housn In the morning
they found every door nml window locked,
lirenking in, the mutilated body of Mrs. lley
nolds wits found and drugged out belore be
ing burned. It wns not until the house was
burned to ashes and the emoers cooled, thnt
thn charred remains of Reynolds and the girl
were found. The house hud been suturuted
with kerosene,
Thn body of Mrs. Reynolds was horribly
mutilated, she bad been stabbed twice nnd
her head crushed in with some blunt Instru
ment. From the location ot the two charred
corpses In the ruins it is surmised that Rey
nolds had been been called to the room of
bis adopted daughter, and was met and kill
ed by Mowry, who then killed the two wo
men. Alter lenvliig tho bouse Mowry shot
himself lu the head, but lulllctod no serious
wound
GOING) BACK TO SPAIN.
40,000 Troops to Leave Cuba-
Not Knows
What It Heine.
According to Information received from
trustworthy sources In Washington the
withdrawal of at least a part ot the great
army that Spain bos maintained for several
years In the Island of Cuba will begin when
the rainy season sets In, within a (uw days.
The initial movement will be the depart
ure of 10,000 Spanish troops from Havana
for Spain, and within a short time after
that 80,000 troops, It Is understood, will
follow. Whether this movement Is to be
construed In favor of or against the In
surgents It la not possible now to sny.
The Hpanish Insist positively that it means
only that little or nothing remaiua of the In
surrection; that Gomez has only about fifty
or a hunured follows and that to watch these
under the conditions in which the campaign
boa been necessarily conducted a few thous
and men are quite as effective ns the army
of 180,000 men which has been maintained in
Cuba. The Cuban contingent, on the other
band, Insist that the Spanish financial re
sources are exhausted, and thut the troops
are to be withdrawn because of luck of
money to keep them in service.
Amerioan Ship Probably Lost
The general opinion la shipping circles Is
thut-some dire calamity hue befallen the
American ship Sumuriu, 23 days out from
Seattle for Sau Francisco, coal laden. Sev
eral captains who started from Seattle at tne
same tlmn are tlrnily convinced tbnt the So
uiarlu Is at the bottom of the sea. The mus
ter, Captain Mcltan, had on board his wife
aud two children. The other vessels which
started in company with the Samaria, made
the trip lu 11 or U days. It Is knowu thut
several days alter the Samaria suilad she was
naught in a severe gale, which Captain tl
well declares was the worse be ever encoun
tered. The Samaria wus built In 1870, aud
said it is she was under the disadvantage ot
having poor shifting boards,
ii latest nn
THE WAR IS ON.
Turkey Ends All Diplomatic Relation!
With Oresos.
Assim liny, tlin Turkish minister to tlreecn,
tins banded to M. Kkoui-.cs, thn I -reck minis
ter uf foreign nffnlrs, tlin following note:
I ri consequent') of the nggresslvn nttltiidn
of Urence, dlplnmntl" ri-liitiohs betw-efi thn
king uf lie- Hellenes mid his Impcrinl mnjes
Iv, the Sultan nf I iirkcy.mi'l lludr respective
guvcriimeiils nre hereby broken niT.
The llreck Minister lit Coiistantfnupln nml
thn Greek eoii-iils have been ordered to quit
Turkish territory. l-or tlin same reason tlin
Turkish eniisuls In Greece bnvn been recall
ed to Cuiistmittmipic. Within n fortnight
from the dntn of this niinuuiiccnif nt nil
Greek siibecis must leave Turkish territory.
HHi'iiian subjects now mi lln-ck territory
have been Invited to leave It within tlio miie
period.
MANY VILLAGES CAPTURED.
Various Important Strntsgio Points Oreo
pied by ths Orseks.
Turkish reports thut tho Greek Irregulars
hnvo been driven out of Macedonia urn falsn,
Tho report of thn capture of Klpur by tlm
Greeks Is continued. Greek Irregular hnvo
won victories nt various points. Chief lmv
ells has taken Mltnvoii, n town of coiisl'ler
nbln strntegio Importance. An Italian force
under Colonel ciprlmii bus captured .lovuf.
After sharp lighting nnother column of
Greek Irregulars drove Ihn Turkish regulars
before llu iii mid took tho .Muccibnilaii vil
lages of Aiiakoiitrn mid Kuniikoulrn.
Tho Greek Irregulars now hold nil of thn
four roads lending from the Thessalian fron
tier In the direction nf Urevena, tho Turkish
center. 1 hii ronds ol Thessnly are excellent
for military operations, but on Ihn Turkish
side of the frontier thn reverse is tlm ease,
Kvery strategic point has been occupied by
troops.
At Trlkhaln there Is nnother Greek army
corps numbering about ii,iMKl men. lu ail
thn Greeks nnve nbout Hl.liuO regulnrn mid
some .40,1100 Irregulars on tho frontier: but
they count n grent deal on reinforcements
to their nrmb s through risings in Kpirus,
Albania and .Macedonia.
'The 'Turks, on the other hand, have nbout
ir-0.000 good, well-equipped tronps In line.
(If these 41 battalions are llcillfs raised in
lloiimella, in nil nlinnt HO.niiO men, who arc
divided into two reservn dubious.
At Monastlr Hying columns bnvn been
formed to wnteh the Servlnn frontier, nnd nil
the supplies possible nre being pushed fur
wnrd to thn three 'Turkish ilivlsiuns nt l.bis
snnn, Gievena nml .Iniilna. Tho Turks are
weak ill cavalry, having only nbout 8.000
mounted men on the IrontbT. 'J hey are,
however, very strong; In artillery nml Infan
try. 'J hu transport corps is well organized.
Held telegraphs hnve ben laid bstween nil
Important points, artesian wells have been
bored at Kiassona and thn broken bridges
In Macedonia have been repaired as much ns
possible.
'Tho Turkish forces nt Saloiilea hnvo con
structed n line of rodouhts round thn gulf
nml down tlio Aegetn const ol hnterinii.
Krupps nml Armstrong guns hnvn been
mounted behind those defenses, and a linn
of .'JO torpedoes has been Inid across thn
l ay from Capn Kara, The discipline of the
Turkish tronps is beyond praise. The Greeks
however, nre ii"t In anything Ilka ihn statu
of eltloli iicy (,f tlin Turks, nllhoiigli they
mav nt present seem to be animated by more
warlike enthusiasm.
FAMINE IN CHINA.
Nstlves Near Ichan? Are Dying By
Hundreds,
According to ndviccs brought by tho
Gaelic, natives in the vicinity of l"hang
( lllllll, are dying by hundreds of starvation,
'The grain crop lust year was almost n total
failure, ami as the penpln exchanged their
luaii) for rice to last litem through the win
ter, food has been scant fur a long time.
Supplies are now completely exhausted ami
tlm harvest of death has begun. Tho nttlclnl
are milking efforts to furnish food for Hie
stnrving people by sending lu rice, but the
supplies tliey ur nble to contribute nre so
sunt!!, nml Hie number of thnso in direct
need Is so great, Hint llltlo good is accomp
lished. Owing to thn illillciilly of transporting the
ri'-e in Hie famine districts only liinse living
along the waterways are aided. T'or those in
Hie Interior there Is no help, nnd the mort li
ily is great anil growibg steadily.
J'.von In the sections that the relief supplies
reach the amount given to each family is so
stiiull that It serves barely to sustain life and
dot-s not relieve the pangs of hunger. No
estimate of the loss of III" Is given out, but It
Is reported to bu very heavy.
A WAR DECLARATION.
Bow Turkey Will Regard Any Further
Greek Raids.
The Turkish government baa formally In
formed the Greek government that any
further raid of irregulnrs Into Turkish terri
tory will be regnrded as a duclaruliou of war
upon tho pnrt ol Greece.
PROBABLE DOUBLE MURDER.
Fatal Result of a Drunken Brawl
at
Bellalrs, a
A terrible fight took place In a bonthouse
south of Ilcllulre, 0,, In which Mrs. Yil
Hams, Charles Horner, a man named Pee.
Kles and one nnmnd Williams took part. All
lid beou drinking. Williams accused Hor
ner of Insulting his wife, und a light ensued,
Wheu l'evplcs wont to separate them, W II
ilums struck him a heavy blow across the
lace, breaking his nose.
1 'copies aud Mrs. Williams ran outdoors,
followed by Williams, who dealt his wifu a
heavy blow over the head, knocking her
down. He then dragged her back ou the boat
I' pon entering be turned on Homer aud
struck hltn three times over the head und
face, knocking him insensible, l'eeploa said
thut Mrs. Williams und Horner are both
dead. Williams then untied the boat, float
ed down the river and escaped.
REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS.
United States Consul Little Report! That
One Hal Broken Out.
United States Consul Little telegraphs
from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras,
that a revolution has broken out, and that
the ltepublio is now under mnrtiul law.
juinisier nouriguesi, me minister nr tne
Greater ltepublio, of Central America, has
ruoeivud no telegram regarding the repotted
uprising.
There are two parties in Honduras, as
there urn In the other two republics of the
Greater llepubllc, thn Liberuls and the Con
servatives. At present the Liberals are lu
the supremacy lu Houduros, having regain
ed powed by the overthrow of 1'resldcnt
Vasqueg. The preseut executive is 1'resl
dent Uoullle,
The government of Hordutos Is much less
stable than thut uf the other two vouutrles.
There Is always a great deal of social und
political agitation there, but it is usually
kept under cover until a revolution breaks
out.
Chinese Laborsra for Cuba.
A party of 1 Cliluaineo arrived lu Mon
treal by the Canadian Tavlflo Uallroad iyvpi
CWua via Vancouver.
DUE TO WAR SCARES.
Dun Says Oreeos and Turkey Art Making
Buiiness Bad.
An undeclared wnr between (ireceo nnd
Turkey has bei-n morn responsible limn any
other slngln cause fur thn changes In busi
ness this week. Actual fighting with facts
which seem to mnkn n formal deelnrntlun of
war by I urkey Inevitable hnvn affected grnln
mnrkets much nml stocks slightly. 'The pro
gress ot Mississippi floods does not ehmigo
the price of cotton, nnd Hi" settlement ol
tho more Importiint labor difficulties has re
vived works. suspended last week, 'llietem.
fiorary decrease in exports mid large In
crease In imports nl New York iil.0n per cent )
for tho month caused questions about the
lliiitticlnl future which hiivn nut much lu-lluenei-
ns yet. The Iticrense in imports, :,.
9WI.IKSI, or nver lu per cent from int vear,
mnl I7,1'I,IK)II, or JH.! per eyit froin'Teb.
ruary. If long continued, may embarrass
some branches of business, but can hardly
exhaust bnlances balance reni'iluing from
tlio iiiipreefMiented excess of merchandise
exports, t l:l,:iHI,.'il!l In nine months ending
with March.
'Tin- wheat market, after lis decline of lie
last week, wns prepared to rlsn with pros
peels of T.iirupeun wnr nnd Increased pur
chases of exports, nnd bus risen 4.H7" since
last Krlday. Kxpurts for the W'-ek are very
small, und for two weeks but little greater
tliiin Inst yenr, whll" corn experts continue
nver three times Inst yeur's ami for two
weeks II.O.'U.OI.'i bushels, iigaliist l,ili:S, I'.l'l
bushels Inst year, tlm price iidvaiiced less
than le. Western receipts nl wheat aro
larger fur thn week, nnd for two weeks as
large ns last year, nml the government re
port Indlcntes h corishh-riihle larger yield
than Hint of JH'.ill, which tins sufllceil to meet
nn extraordinary demand. Cotton hns
scarcely changed during the week of unpre
cedented Hoods, though this year's crop will
bo mut'-rially diminished unless Hie wnb-r
soon subsides. Hut there nre iitimemns in
dications Hint in other par's of tlm South a
large ncreag" is being planted.
J h" output of pig Iron increases, though 15
liirnaci sstopped In March, ns others with
lurger cnpseily started, mid the weekly pro
duction April 1 was I7:I,H7U tons, against
ll'.u.iHii tons in-t year. W hilu ao per cent
below Hie greutest ever known, tin on t put is
hi per cut lurger than October 1, mid slocks
unsold inert-used scarcely any, though the
largest on record. The demand for nniis
nml wire continues heavy and In spite of
heavy transactions In Hie past, In structural
work nnd rails is still lair, while there is
much doing In machinery for export to
llussia, .lapaii nml South Africa. Hut bars
and most other Mulshed products nre in nar
row demand, mid llessemer pig is lower nt
tli.Wl or less nt I'ittsburg, witli gray lorgo
H.r,5 itb-ri) nnd only e5.75 nt llirmiiigbmn.
I)"lay lu milking contracts fur Ink" urn re
tards detiimid for products, but bard ore
begun to sell nt ii.itt lorehupin.
i'rlnt cloths sell slnwlv wirhoiit chnng".
Woolen mills urn doing a little more, (hough
much mnchlm-ry Is ldl, nnd there Is senrcely
nny buying of qualities recently advaneeil.
Speculation In won! turns largely to foreign,
and Imports of -l.'i.llt bales thn past week
nml l.r),L'4l! till) previous week lit Huston
nloiie have not prevented higher quotations
for tho heeler grades of domestic. Sales
at tho three chief markets weru !l,i;oi.,0U(l
pounds.
failures for tlio week hnvn been 207 In the
l ulled suites, against 2lii Inst year, and a(J
lu Cunuda, against HU lust year.
MOVING ON GREVfcNA.
Greek Irregulars Driving ths Turks Eefors
Them.
Trustworthy reports confirm tho "etato
ments that tho Greek Irregulars hnvn cup.
tured llaltlno, III Macedonia. Tho Turks
lost 40 men killed. 'ihn Insurgent chief,
Knvelis, occupied a strong position in the
mountains near Krnnln. His force was later
attacked by a Turkish battalion from
Yolimistl, but thn 'Turks were repulsed with
severe loss. The Greeks then assumed the
oirepsive, cut up tho Turkish detachment,
captured 1H mules, a convoy of provision
mid a large quantity of iimmuiiltiou and
made prisoners ol 15 Turks.
After this success tho Greeks advanced to
Kipuri, nri the rnad to Orevena, threatening
the eoinmuiilentions of tho '1 urklsh eenirai
force at l.lassona. with .luiilna. the Turkish
headquarters in Albania. In nil the
skirmishes nnd lighting since crossing the
frontier the Greeks lost ouiy ilvu men killed
und bud II I Icon wounded.
TRAOEDY ON A ROADSIDE.
Two Women Killed and a Han Wounded
in New York Stat).
At Sacketta Harbor, 10 miles from Water
town, N'. Y., Mrs, Wilbur Crotch and Miss
May Pulley were murdered and Georgo Al
len Is close to death's door. Thursday eve
ning Allen engnged a rig of a livery man,
went to thn barracks of Hie Ninth. Infantry
mid took riding Mrs. Crouch nml Miss iiuilcy,
two servants employed by Lieutenant Au
derson. lietween 3 and 4 o'clock next morning
th'-y were ou the mud leading to lirowus
ville, when, according to Allen's story,
Crouch leaped from the roadsiile mid begau
llrlng. The horses rail buck to the livery
barn. One of the women was between the
bush board uud thn wheel, with her head
hanging nearly -in the ground. The other
was lying on her side, Tho clothing ot both
was badly torn.
In the rig was found a six-chambered re
volver, with four loaded cartridges uud two
empty chambers. The revolver Is the prop
erty of Aileu. According to Allen's story he
won thrown out of the buggy nml tell Into
Mill creek. Me crawled to Hie kitchen dour
of thn quarter.
Crouch was arrested, but there was nothing
about his appearance to point towurd bis
guilt.
The coroner's Jury decided that Crouch
killed the women, aud be was taken to the
Jefferson county Jail for safe keeping. He
appears to be coiilldcnt that his innocence
will be established,
Allen was shot live times. After the shoot
ing Allen says hu was driven a long dlstauca
by Crouch and afterward fell out. He has
been keeping company with Miss Uailey, and
they wure to have been married Suturduy,
MRS. TILT0N DEAD.
The Once Well-Known Woman Panes
Away.
Mrs. Elizabeth It, Tllton.the wife of Henry
Ward lleecher'e accuser, died ou Tuesduy
lust at her home lu llrooklyn. The news of
her death was not made public until Thurs
day, Since the famous Ilcecher trial she bad
lived in strict retirement. In recent years
she bad shared her home with her widowed
daughter. Lveu the fact of her death was
kept secret, und there were uo external signs
of luourniug about tiie huuse where the body
lay. Theodore Tlllon, her husband, Is lu
l'arls, where he has lived ever siuue the
Heecber trial.
For a loug time Mis. Tllton was almost
totally blind, but less thau a year ago she
underwent a dllllcult operation and regain
ed her sight. Then, about u month ago, she
suffered a paralytic stroke, from which she
was slowly recovering, wheu lu the latter
tart of last week shu wits agnlu stricken,
'ew weru admitted to the fuueral. Maluchi
Exeter, a preacner of the Plymouth ilreth
ren, to which sect Mrs. Tlllou belouged, of
ficiated. 800 Arrests at Tokat
It ia reported that IsUO arresta have lieen
made at Tokat In the Sivaa district ot Arme
nia, of persoua charged with complicity lu
the recent massacre there, Ainoug those ar
rested are the Mutessarlt aud the oblut of
police anil gendarmerie.
VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.
fifteen Bodies Found Floating About the
Old Davlo Homestead.
liefugees from Imvls Islnnd on the govern
nent slenmer John II, Meigs nnd thn stcam--r
Atlanta report the drowning of II per
otis, nil colored, on Iiavls Island, YVndnes
Iny evening, lionicr- Moor", Pete Clements
uul wife nml Henry Garland wro
Iriiwne.t on the inirricmin planta
tion. 'Thn oilier seven nro reported
Irowned nit other parts nf tlm Island, all
Women nml children from thn I'ulmyrin
pluer. 'I In- loss nf slock on th" Island has
iteeii very great. 'I lie steamer Florenen re
mains nt Ihn island to rescun people and
ferry stock over lo the I. oulslimn mainland.
It wns thought Hint nil nn I'nvls Island
had escaped alter the crevasse, but Ifl bodies
have I n found limiting nmund th" nbl
Hrlcrllohl plantation, which was thn ho-tieof
IciTersnn linvls, 'The surviving iiiluiiutmits
are huddled In tents on thn top of the b-vee.
I roin appearances this overflow will bo
worse tbnn ever known before.
Nineteen feet by April iHl.snys the Weather
Iturenu, ns far ns New Orleans is concerned.
It will probably com" sooner. It will not
menu any danger to tho city, but wnter will
cover Hie wlinrves 'The rullronds nrn already
devatlng their tracks, and platforms have
Ism-ii built nt depots, but the steamboats com
plain that no provisions have Un mndo for.
The entire wharf front will probably hnvo to
be rebuilt mnl raised.
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
A Family Drowned Whils Seeking Safety
From the Flood.
A distressing accident has occurred ten
miles west of Helena, Ark., resulting in tho
Irowiiing of n family of seven negroes, Syl
vester Sanders, a tenant on tlm ,Ion lllggins
furrn, wlu-rn Hie current has been so swiff ns
to threaten tho destruction uf the houses,
left with his family, wife nnd five chlldrm,
for high ground. I nlortiinnlely ho took
Into his Mntbmit n Inrgn bull which be valued
highly. When near thn I'nllcott place, nnd
within n mil" of Hie hills, thn bull, which
was almost starved, attempted to eat thn
small limbs of the willow trees through
which tho bunt wus being laboriously push
ed. 'The animals action tipped Ihn limit and
frightened Hie Inmates, whomsdn frantic ef
forts lu right it. In the excitement the ani
mal kicked tin- side of (he hunt to pieces, ami
tin- entire family wns drowned. Some ne
groes saw them, but were unable to render
any assistance.
CHINESE TRAFFIC.
Sew Set of Treaties to b Made With all
Ths Nations.
China is to hnvn a new S'-t of treaties with
rent nations of tho world which will In
(iiitt'i measure emancipate her from tho
onerous restriction she is now under nnd
iiinbln her to adjust her own revenue to the
nation's ii Is.
Much of the credit for seciirlngtbo consent
ol thn commercial powers to the negotiation
of these treaties Is due to l.i Hung ( hang,
who employed to Hie best advantage the op
portunities afforded by his tour of tho world,
still the change would have beau long de
ferred had not the war with China waged
:itisiicccssfiiliy with Japan so Involved the
termor lu debt as to obligo her foreign del
:ors to rcngnie the fact that China must
rti given powers to raise additional reve
nues. At present thn percentage of duty thnt
may be collected on goods Imported into
china from any great commercial nations is
limited by treaty ami tiie amount of revenue
thus derived is entirely Irisiiillclcnt to meet
tlie present enlarged expenses of the Chinese,
ioveriiinent. Klforts huv" been tnado to In
rease the revenues by the imposition of
'l.eklng" taxes or d'ltb-s collected ou for
"ign goods passing from one Chinese pro
vince or district lo another. 'Tln-so taxes,
However, have always been bitterly resisted
ny foreign merchant's mid hayo given rise to
oi mucli trouble that ou bi.tti sides there is a
lisposi'.lon to abolish tbeiii.
'tho only recourse apparently Is an In
)renso of tho tariff riites and this can be ac
complished only by consent of the powers
wlncli havo treaties Willi China, fixing thn
maxiii, urn tarilT rales. It happens that Hie
:lrst of these treaties to ruu Its course ami
reuiilri) renewal Is that between China and
(pain nnd this will serve as tiie tnodol upon
a lucll the other treaties will bn fashioned us
hey are renovated. Already negotiations
nave been initiated between thn two gov-
rnmeiits and because the Interests In the
('uited Staten are similar to those of Spain,
die department of state is belni; consulted at
svery step.
PROBING THE CIVIL 8ERVICE.
feiator Pritehard'i Committee Will
Begin
An Inquiry.
Thn Senate Committee on Civil Service, of
s-hlch Senator I'rltchard Is Chairman, da
lidnd to enter a thorough Investigation of
he extent to which the civil service law Is
mforced and the effect of the enforcement
u promoting the public welfare. Circulars
tre to be sent to tlio various heads of depart
ments asking replies to tho following ques
lions: To what extent has civil service rules been
promulgated In your department?
To w lint extent, lu your opinion, should
.''ollectors of Internal Hevenue and I'nlted
States Marshals be Included lu the elaseitled
lervlce'r
Should the existing rules of the civil serv
ice be modilted V
Should the civil service luw bo amended,
iontinued or repeale r
The investigation is to take place under
'.he authority conferred by the Aileu resolu
:ion aud will be conducted by a sub-eommlt-.ee,
consisting of Senators 1'ritchurd, Klklns
lud Chilton. The committee will make
ipeoial investigation of the effect of the
nore receut civil service orders of l'resldeut
Cluvelttud.
Holman Dangerously I'.L
William S. Holman, of Indiana, le lying
laugerously 111 at bis home in Washington,
ind small hopes ot bis recovery are enter
tained. He had a bad fall ten days ago, and
01s present condition is the result of shock.
The llrst thut any of bis colleagues in the
House knew of his sickness was when It was
tuuounced on Saturday that he was unable
to preside over the llemocratlu caucus.
Mr. Hollmau Is 75 years of age aud la serv
ing his llitb term lu Congress, the longest
House career of any member. There have
een many representatives who have served
louger continuously than Mr. Holman, but
aoue who have his record ot actually taking
is seat in a lutn term.
Bread Food Commission.
Senator llausbrougb.ot North Dakota, has
Introduced a bill authorizing the appoint
ment of a commission to introduce and pop
ularise the bread foods of the L'ulteJ States
among the peoples of the Orient, It provides
that the Cuiuuiirslon shall consist of three
persous to be appointed by the l'resldeut
aud to be under the direction of the Seare-
turv of Agriculture.
The Commission shall ascertain and from
time to time report to the Secretary of Agrl
culture upon the best modes of lutroduclug
aud popularising the bread foods of the L ui
ted Mates among the peoples of Oriental
cou uiriee,
FOUGHT THE WHOLE DAY.
Battles en the Greek Frontier in which th
Losses cn Both Sides Were Heavy.
A flcrcn battln began Frldny morning nt
Karya, no-th of Tyrnnvoo, ar d S hours' ride)
from Klnssoln, Macedonia. Tho Sixth army
corps wns thn Turkish force engnged. The)
Greeks crossed thn frontier 'Thursday even
ing nml on Krlday morning became engaged
with four 'Turkish battalions, which drove
them back nfter soma shorn lighting. Thn
Greeks then took up n position on a nrnst of
hills and nt intervnis id about two hours re
newed their attacks, thn 'Turks etniiilnig on
Hie defensive, 'Tlm currespon Jent saw 4H
Turkish wounded brought to thn renr and
Hie bodies of llvo Turkish ollleers.
'il.eru wns a hot bnttlo In Mllouiut pass nil
Snliirdiiy night. 'I ho Greeks encountered
several Turkish Imitations, which repulsed
them, nnd nt Ihn print of thn bayonet res
cued the foree.garrlsonliig the Turkish block
house, which t be (l reeks had encircled Is-forn
entering the pass. Neshnd l'ahii. com
ninmling tint hith division, occupied Mount
Tnrnn with a great force, while Hair! l'asha
commanding iln- sixth division, prepared to
enter thn 'iehaishan pass, nml llaldar l'asha,
with tho fourth division, occupied thn
Mlloiina pass. Ilefnte dawn K.dlu-m I'nsha
rode out to direct the disposition of these
divisions.
A general epgntrement enuicd Sunday
morning, over ao,0(KI men Is-ing engnged.
Thn combat turns on the possession of Hie
Greek Muck houso, which was most ohstln
ntely d fended. Several vigorous attacks
were made by the Turks without successful
about J o'clock, by a mngnlllcent dash, they
took tlio block house at thn point of the bay
onet. The Greeks nrn still defending their
positions on the summit of Hie hill. The
Turks nro lighting like lions, the Turkish
artillery doing splendid execution under thn
command of Itlu l'ashn. Hapii l'asha was
killed.
Thn Greeks have captured thn Turkish
positions from N'er.eros to Koutra on thn
Macedonian frontier, nnd thn Turks nrn in
full retreat toward thn Interior, where their
forces nre massing. The batteries nt Meueia
censed llrlng at It o clock to-night.
In thn lighting on the frontier, the Turks
have occupied Ana and Kniloiina, but they
have not succeeded in taking Knta. Tho en
gagement at Mliouna pass was of the fiercest
character, and the losses were heavy on both
sides. The Turks destroyed two pieces of
Greek artillery. 'The Greeks captured an
entire battery from the Turks.
'ihn Turkish butteries nt III vera, on thn
north shore of the Gulf of Art a. where, ac
cording to Ihn treaty of Hcrlln, the Turks
lind no right to erect fortifications, lire on
and sunk thn Greek steamer .Macedonia as
she was entering tho Gulf of Amhracio. Thn
ship was run ashorn In shallow water and
her crew escaf ed, but tho captain wns so
verely wounded. Six hojirs previously thn
Turkish forts nt I'reversn opened a hot Urn
upon Actlum, which was garrisoned by 500
men. Tlm 'Turkish Iln- completely destroyed
It, several of thn garrison being killed and
wounded. The Greek commander commu
nicated by teiegrnph with Athens nnd was
ordered to open lire on I'revesa, and thn
siiim- instructions wern sent to tho Greek
licet in the Gulf of Anibraei.i.
BIMETALLIC COMMISSION NAMED
It is Composed of Bonn tor Woloott, ex-Vioe-President
Stevenson and Oen. Paine.
The President announced (ho appointment
cf Senator T.dward (I. Walcott, of Colorado;
Charles J. I'alne. of lloston, nnd ex-Vlee-l'resliieiit
Adliit It. Stevenson as commis
sioners to nn international monetary confer
ence, '1 been appointments are made under
the act approved March it, Inst, "for thn pro
motion of nn Ibternntionul ugreemcnt for hi
mntullisin," nml by its provisions do not re
quire coiillrmnticn by tho senate.
it has been generally conceded that Sena
tor Wolcott would lie made a memb-ir of the
commission. Ho has been an active leader
In the movement for a monetary ngreement
nnd widely known ns an ad vocal" of thn sil
ver cause. His trip to Kumpo lust summer
was generally coi ded to beat mast semi
ollbdal, as Hie representative of the new ad
ministration, ills tour extended over sev
eral mouths nnd embraced the leading Kurn
jenn capitals. Ho had audiences with thn
more note. I llnanciers nnd niinisterrs, and it
is believed then liild thn fnuiidiitions for the
International conference which the commis
sion will endeavor to bring to a conclusion.
Senator Wolcutt is now serving Ills second
term In the senate, having liccn elected to
that body In li3. Wlilio a pronounced l.i
meiallist he was a s'uiinch supporter of the
St. Louis ticket.
;x-ico President Stevenson, tho Demo
cratic member of the commission, though
generally known ns nn advocate of blmetni
ism, wns a staunch supporter of llrynn and
the Cub-ago platform. Ho ami Senator Wol
cott, however, are said lo bu In accord on the
ilnaiicial question.
Gen. ( lias. J. I'alne, who may he termed
tlio minority member, is a Itepuhllcnn and
wns a M'-Kinley man. He In one of the most
prominent business men of Massachusetts,
and Is said to be a deep student of the finan
cial question. While he is classed as a sup
porter of bimetallism based on International
agreement, be is regarded as allied with the
sound money faction.
He Is a graduate of Harvard, being a mem
ber of the class of 'fi.1. General Paine Is
largely ldentilled with railroads and other
large corporations, being a director of thn
Chicago, llurlington A yulney railroad, and
other large concerns, aud a director of the
lloston Institute of technology; was an Inti
mate friend aud associate of Prof, Ynlker,
the financial author aud authority He Is a
niau of great wealth, and probably better
known to the public at large as one of the
syndicate ol gentlemen who built the cup
defending yachts, Puritan, Mayflower uud
Vuluuteer,
It is not yet announced when the commis
sioners will meet and organize. When an
organisation is e fleeted it is believed Senator
Wolcott will be made president. It is autho
ritatively stated that thn commissioners will
not go abroad before May 1, by which time
the new ambassadors will be at their posts
and render tin) special envoys the assistance
necessary in the consummation uf tbelr mis
sion. It is a fnct not generally known that Gen.
Paine accompanied Senator Wolcott on his
European trip last summer and assisted him
in that work. It is believed be wen' abroad
with Senator Wolcott with the understand
ing that he wus to lot muda a member of the
eommisstou.
TWENTY-ONE SAILORS SAVED.
Cres
of the Senta Brought Safely
late
Port.
Capt Haavlg, Mate Hellisen and 19 sea
men ot the Norwegian ship Senta, who were
supposed to have been loat at sea, were
brought into port at Philadelphia on the
British steamship Suowflnke. No one was
lost, but all experienced a distressing time.
The abandoned ship was recently reported
at London as. having been sighted by the
steamer Idaho, uud It wus believed that all
on board were lost.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Greater New York charter bill passed
the Albany senate over Sluyur Stroug's veto
by a vote of Hi to 10.
A Salem (Moss.) man has Invented a col
lapsible umbrella, which one may curry In
bis pocket when folded.
Arthur Chappell, a burglar, was shot dead
at Spokane, Wash., by l'olicumau Mol'bee,
who was badly wounded.
A dispatch from Essen- on-the-Ruhr an
nounces that ten persous were killed through
-a explosion ol a Ur dump lu the Oberbttue
ea nil. -